diff --git a/compositor/main.c b/compositor/main.c
index af093f13..74b404bd 100644
--- a/compositor/main.c
+++ b/compositor/main.c
@@ -828,6 +828,21 @@ wet_load_module(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+wet_load_shell(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
+	       const char *name, int *argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int (*shell_init)(struct weston_compositor *ec,
+			  int *argc, char *argv[]);
+
+	shell_init = wet_load_module_entrypoint(name, "wet_shell_init");
+	if (!shell_init)
+		return -1;
+	if (shell_init(compositor, argc, argv) < 0)
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 load_modules(struct weston_compositor *ec, const char *modules,
 	     int *argc, char *argv[])
@@ -1895,7 +1910,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		weston_config_section_get_string(section, "shell", &shell,
 						 "desktop-shell.so");
 
-	if (load_modules(ec, shell, &argc, argv) < 0)
+	if (wet_load_shell(ec, shell, &argc, argv) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	weston_config_section_get_string(section, "modules", &modules, "");
diff --git a/compositor/weston.h b/compositor/weston.h
index 6229b34b..5708aca4 100644
--- a/compositor/weston.h
+++ b/compositor/weston.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ wet_get_config(struct weston_compositor *compositor);
 void *
 wet_load_module_entrypoint(const char *name, const char *entrypoint);
 
+int
+wet_shell_init(struct weston_compositor *ec,
+	       int *argc, char *argv[]);
 int
 wet_module_init(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 		int *argc, char *argv[]);
diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index 5e109247..d8ef3fd7 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -4874,8 +4874,8 @@ handle_seat_created(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT int
-wet_module_init(struct weston_compositor *ec,
-		int *argc, char *argv[])
+wet_shell_init(struct weston_compositor *ec,
+	       int *argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	struct weston_seat *seat;
 	struct desktop_shell *shell;
diff --git a/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c b/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
index d75c2396..7368cb42 100644
--- a/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
+++ b/fullscreen-shell/fullscreen-shell.c
@@ -897,8 +897,8 @@ bind_fullscreen_shell(struct wl_client *client, void *data, uint32_t version,
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT int
-wet_module_init(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
-		int *argc, char *argv[])
+wet_shell_init(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
+	       int *argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	struct fullscreen_shell *shell;
 	struct weston_seat *seat;
diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c b/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c
index 43329951..67619b8f 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ shell_add_bindings(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
  * Initialization of ivi-shell.
  */
 WL_EXPORT int
-wet_module_init(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
-		int *argc, char *argv[])
+wet_shell_init(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
+	       int *argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	struct ivi_shell *shell;
 	struct ivi_shell_setting setting = { };